[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13791-13792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10053]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.


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    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing 
the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. 
Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the Agency's function; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Paid Feeding 
Assistants in Long Term Care Facilities and Supporting Regulations at 
42 CFR 483.160. Use: 42 CFR part 483 permits long-term care facilities 
to use paid feeding assistants to supplement the services of certified 
nurse aides. If facilities choose this option, feeding assistants must 
completed a specified training program. In addition, a facility must 
maintain a record of all individuals, used by the facility as feeding 
assistants, who have successfully completed the training course for 
paid feeding assistants. This information is used as part of the 
process to determine facility compliance with this requirement. Form 
Number: CMS-10053 (OMB: 0938-0916); Frequency: Recordkeeping--
once; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 8,772; Total Annual Responses: 
3,509; Total Annual Hours: 21,054.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web 
site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or 
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Katherine Astrich, New Executive Office Building, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: March 8, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E7-4900 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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